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Wong Yuk-man

Wong Yuk-man
黃毓民
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Wong at the 2012 LegCo Election, as a People Power Candidate.
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 October 2008 – 30 September 2016
Constituency Kowloon West
Chairman of the League of Social Democrats
In office
1 October 2006 – 31 January 2010
Succeeded by Andrew To
Personal details
Born (1951-10-01) 1 October 1951 (age 65)
Hong Kong
Nationality Hong Kong Chinese
Political party Kuomintang (until 1996)
League of Social Democrats (2006–11)
People Power (2011–13)
Other political
affiliations
Proletariat Political Institute
Children 3 sons
(Wong Tak-hon, eldest)
Residence Ede Road, Kowloon Tong
Occupation professor, current affairs commentator, radio host, published author, actor (formerly)
Profession Legislative Councillor
Religion Protestantism
Wong Yuk-man
Traditional Chinese 黃毓民

Raymond Wong Yuk-man (Chinese: 黃毓民; born 1 October 1951) is a Hong Kong politician, author, current affairs commentator and radio host. He is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), representing the geographical constituency of Kowloon West. He worked in Commercial Radio Hong Kong and hosted many popular phone-in programmes.

He was the head of Department in the Faculty of Communication and Journalism of Chu Hai College in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, which he also hold a Master degree in history in there. He is a radical populist and a former chairman of the League of Social Democrats (LSD). He is known for his outspoken manners, his harsh criticism of the Chinese Government, and his ferocious speeches in defence of the rights of the lower classes; consequently, he has been given the nicknames Mad Dog () and "Rogue Professor" (). He currently hosts "Wong Yuk-man Channel," a popular radio programme on MyRadio, which is a Hong Kong-based internet radio station founded in 2007, and as well as Proletariat Political Institute.

Wong was born in 1 October 1951 in Hong Kong with the family root of Lufeng, Guangdong. Wong's father was a close friend of Heung Chin, a Kuomintang general and founder of the Sun Yee On , one of the leading triads in Hong Kong. He was under the patronage of the Heung family and was sent aboard to study in Taiwan. After he graduated from the Taiwan-affiliated Chu Hai College with a master's degree in history, Wong worked as a journalist and taught at Chu Hai College.


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